PA968-7-FY-CO:
Professional Development 1
2024/25
Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies
Colchester Campus
Full Year
Postgraduate: Level 7
Current
Thursday 03 October 2024
Friday 27 June 2025
15
13 November 2024
Requisites for this module
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PA969
MA C89D24 Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy,
MA C89D36 Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy (3 year),
MA C89D48 Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy (4 year),
MA C89DFD Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy (3 year)
This module aims to promote the student’s development as a psychodynamic practitioner on placement, using the learning from the rest of the course and building on the clinical seminars throughout the year. As such it is at the core of the course, focussing on the students’ developing professional identity and counselling skill. Seminars consist of students taking it in turns to present detailed accounts of their clinical work, which will be discussed by the group and the tutor. This will allow deeper understanding of the client and the counselling relationship, and for the extension and refinement of students’ psychodynamic techniques. The student will be working with approximately 3 clients each week, receiving weekly supervision, as a minimum, from an external supervisor. A pass or fail grading will be provided by the supervisor, but in addition the learning from the module will be assessed by means of a detailed case study based on the placement experience. A smaller assignment aims to help student develop some useful practical skills in communication with other professionals
This module aims at helping students:
- To develop the ability to use psychodynamic theory and insight in professional practice
- To develop understanding of the role of psychodynamic counsellor in context
- To develop a professional approach to practice
- To develop the ability to make thoughtful use of supervision
- To develop the skills and techniques used in professional psychodynamic practice
By the end of the module you should be able to:
- use psychodynamic theory in practice
- inhabit the role of psychodynamic counsellor effectively
- demonstrate a professional attitude in practice on placement
- demonstrate thoughtful use of supervision
- use personal therapy to inform and deepen practice
No additional information available.
The learning for this module is primarily from the placement experience, supervision and seminar discussion. Clinical seminars provide the opportunity to increase knowledge about psychodynamic technique and the application of psychodynamic principles to clinical practice.
A learning journal will be kept
A log of clinical work will be kept with basic details.
A supervision log will be kept and signed off by the supervisor
This module does not appear to have any essential texts. To see non - essential items, please refer to the module's
reading list.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
Letters and report portfolio |
28/02/2025 |
10% |
| Coursework |
Case study |
22/05/2025 |
90% |
| Practical |
Supervisor's Report |
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Additional coursework information
Clinical practice hours
You need to complete a minimum of 40 practice hours. These must be of actual designated counselling or psychotherapy – other professional meetings do not count. These must also be of actual meetings with clients – absences do not count.
Progression to year 2 is not permitted unless 40 practice hours have been completed.
Supervision
Weekly supervision while seeing clients is required, unless explicitly and formally agreed with tutor and supervisor. Graduation is not permitted unless this requirement has been met.
Supervisor’s report
A report will be requested from your individual clinical supervisor. This will be given a qualitative grade rather than a percentage mark. If the grade given is a 1 (fail) then the student can not continue into year 3. If the grade given is a 2 (borderline fail) then a discussion will be held with the student to decide whether there is sufficient evidence that they will be able to improve their clinical practice enough in the following year to qualify.
Therapy attendance
Weekly attendance in therapy throughout this year of a minimum of 40 hours is required for graduation.
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Miss Oyku Turker, email: ot19081@essex.ac.uk.
Miss Oyku Turker
Student Administrator 5A.202; Tel: 01206 873745; Email: ppspgt@essex.ac.uk
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Mr Mike Keating
Wessex Counselling and Psychotherapy
Head of Training
Dr Nini Kerr
Available via Moodle
Of 80 hours, 70 (87.5%) hours available to students:
8 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
2 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s), module, or event type.
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